high school, JC & university basketball news
So Hoop Dirt has the latest: “San Jose State: Interviews starting here this week as well. Names that I’ve heard: Rick Croy (head coach Cal Baptist), Chris Jans (head coach New Mexico State), Marvin Menzies (former head coach New Mexico State and UNLV), David Patrick (associate head coach Arkansas / former head coach UC Riverside), Read More…
“Memorial Fund: Oscar Frayer & Andrea Moore-Frayer“ “Modesto’s Central Catholic boys basketball assistant coach (Matthew Quillen) dies of cancer” Julian A. Lopez “Arizona State lands Robert Morris transfer A.J. Bramah“ Adam Zagoria “AJ Bramah transfers to Arizona State” Austin Bechtold “Fortuna’s (Thomas) Nelson out of NCAA tournament” Mario Cortez Thomas Nelson is a 6-foot-3 junior Read More…
With University of Portland hoops and San Jose State University (SJSU) basketball ranked similarly in the 2020-21 season (around 320ish overall) and each in similar long term quagmires, the Pilots nabbed a rising head coach sporting an aura of major mojo and tangible accomplishments. John Canzano: “UP talked with 17 candidates, per AD Scott Leykam. Read More…
“College basketball star from Oakland dies in Central Valley car crash” Amy Graff It’s not any consolation whatsoever but Oscar Frayer took to the court last week in The Big Dance. AJ Bramah: “UPDATE: I appreciate every University that took their time to recruit me. These are my FINAL 4 schools and I will be Read More…
Arkansas Associate Head Coach David Patrick will be the next San Jose State University head coach, if he decides to accept the position. He currently enjoys a $400,000 Razorback base salary with a number of built-in performance-based incentives. Patrick was earning $261,000 as head coach at UC Riverside, his previous employer. One likely influential issue Read More…
“Following NCAA Tournament berth, Shantay Legans leaves Eastern Washington for Portland” Ryan Collingwood Thought he could parlay his success into a stronger program. Mixing sports references, this is a home run hire for the Pilots.
In Netflix’s 2021 iteration of “Last Chance U,” the members of the 2019-20 East Los Angeles College (ELAC) basketball team, as well as Coach John Mosley and assistants Rob Robinson and Kenneth Hunter, are featured over eight hours. Random “LCU” thoughts: How far/long does a coach go with the misbehavior of a player before deciding no Read More…
Coach Shantay Legans and Eastern Washington gave Kansas a scare on Saturday, leading 46-38 at the half, before the Jayhawks used a 55-38 second 20 minutes to right their wobbling ship. PAC-12 Utah going from Larry Krystkowiak to Legans would be a night and day difference in overall program personality. Johnnie (Bishop O’Dowd/CCSF/Utah) Bryant as Read More…
Eastern Washington faces Kansas beginning at 10:15 on Saturday morning. Attempting a factual assessment of that outcome, I want to be Coach Shantay Legans’ cell phone about two hours after the start of that game. Then I’d like to morph into being his agent. Guard Austin (Monte Vista High) Fadal is a redshirt sophomore with Read More…
Considering the combination of win-loss success and program culture, Chico State Coach Greg Clink heads the top four-year basketball program in northern California. A strong claim for sure but consider during Clink’s 13-year Wildcat tenure, Chico State has enjoyed 10 post-season appearances plus seven entries into the NCAA Championship Tournament berths, won three California Collegiate Read More…
Las Positas Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Coach James Giacomazzi has gleaned valuable insight into the San Jose State University (SJSU) hoops program initially from his days living on the Spartan campus while playing for two years at San Jose City College (SJCC). He followed that stint by assisting Coach Percy Carr at SJCC for Read More…
A prediction likely applied far too often is that so-and-so will be successful at whatever endeavor he/she chooses. In reality, it can plausibly be offered about very few but consider Justin Labagh who is a living example. He knew what he wanted to do in life (coaching basketball) and has notably made it happen. Raised Read More…
So Coaching Changes posted this: “San Jose State has a pool of names in the mix that included Dave Rice, Earl Watson, Marvin Menzies, Steve Lavin and Kurtis Townsend.” So a long term ultra unsuccessful program is going to begin showing some spark because: Townsend has been an assistant since 1993 and has caught the Read More…
Bishop O’Dowd High School: “Check out this article from the San Francisco Chronicle about how Lou Richie ’89, our championship boys basketball coach, is standing up against the lack of diversity in the college and high school basketball coaching ranks.” “Giacomazzi Begins Term as Association President” CCCMBCA “NBA agents: What it’s like getting fired” Michael Read More…
Okay, the San Jose State University (SJSU) 2020-21 season concluded with a 111-80 loss to Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West Conference (MWC) tournament. Victories came against Fresno Pacific and Benedictine in non-league play plus a pair of successes against Air Force and one versus New Mexico, the two teams that finished Read More…
“(Zyon) Pullin Earns Final Men’s Hoops Player Of The Week Award In 2020-21″ Big West Conference 2020-21 (Nor Cal-connected) basketball honorees: UC Riverside’s 6-foot-9 senior Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom grabbed a First Team spot 5-foot-11 sophomore Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon of UC Davis took home Second Team honors Zyon (College Park High) Pullin, a Read More…
“How sneaker free agency works: The biggest misconceptions” Alex Kennedy “NCAA Notice of Allegations against University of Arizona includes five Level 1 charges” Bruce Pascoe Bruce Pascoe: “James Akinjo says it’s too early to say if he’s thinking about whether he’ll return or not next year.” “Talented, deep Giants men’s basketball set for season’s start” Read More…
Frank Knight: “Congratulations is in order for @MoreauCatholic basketball player @dflight_5 on his signing with Lake Forrest College in Illinois! Hard work pays off! Great kid, great family, great team.” A 6-foot lefty, Donovan Tynes is headed to the northern section of Chicago. Verbal Commits: “Former UC San Diego G Tyrell Roberts is transferring to Washington State.” Read More…
Isaac Padilla: “Blessed to receive an offer from Vanguard University! I want to thank Coach Soliday & Coach Koomia for this opportunity” Out of Liberty Ranch High, the 6-foot-4 Padilla is currently at Veritas Prep in southern California. Derrick Jones: “Congrats to @PiedmontHigh grad & Merritt College soph guard Isaiah Campbell on his offer from Read More…